English Lessons
 

I've learned today what you call a purse...

What do you call Pick and Mix??????????????????

Pick and Mix when there's a huge stand/shop/whatever that has huge tubs of sweets and you serve yourself whatever you want and pay for the weight you've bought - so you pick and mix which sweets you want

And you usually end up spending way more than you intended to!! :))

Gotcha...we have those too...they are called...nothing...they don't have any name????

Thanks!!!

And Andy is making fun of me...

congrats (our lovely english language for things). I have a purse as well inside my wallet!!!

How do you have a purse inside of the wallet...

Are you guys making fun of me???

WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

would we do that... no really i have where i can put my pounds coins and loose coppers (and I dont mean police) (coppers)

Yes you would...you're all evil...

We call police cops too...not coppers...cops...close enough but not as loving...:lmao:

i'm telling you the truth

listen

in english

you call cops, cops
we call cops over here

police
coppers
fuzz (slang)
pigs (slang)
old bill (slang)

not everyone takes the pee out of you (not yet anyway) (only kidding)

:D

You all take the pee here...here you're all SO brave...

I've met a few of you...you're SO afraid of me in real life...

Be afraid...be VERY VERY afraid...

:lmao:

nah!!! pussycat (and I don't mean one of the dolls) (i wish)

Who is a pussycat? You or me?

If it's you...you got that right...except for when you're cranky...

If it's me...well...you will meet me next week...not long to wonder...

But remember...I did warn you...

If you find a strange woman dangling from your neck...it ain't a necklace...it's me saying hello with hugs...

thanks for that, look forward to it, i'll bring my purse!!! (ha) (no really I will!!)

That reminds me of an old movie star of silent films era...

She was a...risque woman...and was known for her quotes...

One time she came to the catholic mass...she sees the priest walking down the aisle swinging the insence...

She says to him...

Darling...LOVE your dress...but your purse is on fire!!!

Split from the Birmingham review thread.

Thank you...I like your avatar...it looks JUST like you...

You forgot

Bobbies (Name after Robert Peel)
Rozzers (slang)
Filth (slang)

so I did, thanks jan!!!

giving zina some english lessons!!!

blame R zina for your english language course ---- you're doing well so far!!! (he, he)

Blame Zina for everything...why not...free for all!!!

can i blame zina for my broken tv?

Yes...I am a poltergeist too...

got a phrase for you zina.. sucking diesel.. as in, "now we're sucking diesel" lmao

:shock:

I've heard this before...but I can't for the life of me remember what the heck it means...

me neither, had to look it up

And?

had to look it up last time, didnt check this time, think it meant things are going well

Peace out, mate!!!

over here we call gas (petrol)

oh THAT much I know...I ain't completely dumb...just slightly...

just testing ya darlin

and we call gas, gas

chips are chips, crisps are crisps, footpaths are footpaths, american english is very strange

Chips are french fries

Crisps are chips

Footpaths??? We don't use the word...however, it does exist in the language...hmmm...guess we call it a sidewalk??? Is that right???

yes, thats right..

See...I know some British...

I actually even know what soz means...but I mean...how do you take 5 letter word, abbreviate it to 3 letters and think you've done something worthwhile???

you know the words/phrases that count.. like poor

True...but the only one who uses it is you...and since you're NOT coming to Wembley...I will have no chance of having intelligent conversation including "poor" with anybody...

good point, well made

As usual...

BC1's right, I bet you're a pussycat in real life...

Not if I get you first, my record for hugging is 4 hours non-stop with the same person - and it's not my husband :shock:

That's blasphemy!! There's a huge difference between a chip and a french fry over here...

Unless you're talking about our financial status after we've been to the merchandise stands...

Sidewalks are pavements here!! Elevators are lifts and diapers are nappies but that one probably wont come up on your visit!!

Claire...just ask Andy...he did meet me...

BUT...it is very easy to imagine me...I am EXACTLY the same in real life as I am here...so all those formal reserved UKers that are so brave on line just look at me with those BIG eyes....

And apartments are flats...

I did study British English in school...in fact, I couldn't understand a word when I first came here and the only thing I've watched was Benny Hill show cause I understood it...it's a slang that I have no clue about...

elevators are escalators here

we used to have Marathons until some bright spark, thought we'll globally change it to the US name of Snickers.

I'm old , but can still remember

pants are underwear over here not trousers

I'm also like this in real life, not at all reserved, just ott (sometimes) but very genuine and a hell of a nice guy if i may be so blunt!!!

We're in the text message age now...i read some study that said grammar and spelling has reduced significantly since texting become so widely used

THAT we have to ask Mandy...;)

True...

You should see my texts...I refuse to abbreviate...so they usually take like 3 pages...

Still and all...if you abbreviate 5 letter word into 3 letters...don't see much gain here...

Although problems with education started with advent of MTV...all those videos created a wave of Short attention span disorders...

So do I. I even include punctuation and two spaces after a full stop. :shock:

The only reason I don't put punctuation spaces or capitals is that I haven't figured out how to do it on this phone...not very user friendly...I figure I am entitled to this transgression...;)